here is something fundamentally wrong with me. In this glamour-obsessed society I should want to be the sparkplug, the go-to guy, the star of the show — especially in sports. My main sport in school was soccer. But I had no desire to be a striker; I lived and breathed goalkeeping. I dreamed about trying out for the baseball team as a catcher. When playing basketball I still prefer playing defense. Do you sense a pattern here?
While the crowd loves clever passing, intense scoring runs, and monster dunks, we officials are better served paying attention to the defense. We must know whether and when the defender established legal guarding position. In Part I, we agreed that if the guard doesn't give proper attention to time and distance, he may not be legally entitled to his spot on the floor and may be responsible for any contact, even while motionless.
The relevant time and distance considerations for guarding are whether the opponent has the ball. And if not, is he moving? From NFHS 4-23-4, 5:
Guarding an opponent with the ball or a stationary opponent without the ball:
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